Sahih Muslim · Hadith 3478
وحدثنا ابن ابي عمر، حدثنا سفيان، بهذا الاسناد وقال " الثيب احق بنفسها من وليها والبكر يستاذنها ابوها في نفسها واذنها صماتها " . وربما قال " وصمتها اقرارها
Sufyan reported on the basis of the same chain of transmitters (and the words are):A woman who has been previously married (Thayyib) has more right to her person than her guardian; and a virgin's father must ask her consent from her, her consent being her silence, At times he said: Her silence is her affirmation